Sugar consumption per capita reached 7.00 kg in 2013 in Turkmenistan, according to Faostat.
This is
1.45 %
more than
in the previous year.

Historically, sugar consumption per capita in Turkmenistan reached an all time high of 20.0 kg in 1992 and an all time low of 6.70 kg in 2009.
When compared to Turkmenistan's main peers, sugar consumption per capita
in Afghanistan amounted to 7.70 kg, 26.2 kg in Iran, 25.1 kg in Kazakhstan and 9.40 kg in Uzbekistan in 2013.

Turkmenistan has been ranked 145th within the group of 160 countries we follow in terms of sugar consumption per capita,
12 places behind the position seen 10 years ago.

Sugar contains carbohydrates and as this name implies, is composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen.

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Sugar contains carbohydrates and as this name implies, is composed of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Simple sugars are called monosaccharides and include glucose, fructose and galactose. Sugars are found in the tissues of most plants but are only present in sufficient concentrations for efficient extraction in sugarcane and sugar beet. A great expansion in its production took place in the 18th century, with the setting up of sugar plantations in the West Indies and Americas. The world produced about 168 million tonnes of sugar in 2011. The average person consumes about 24 kilograms of sugar each year, equivalent to over 260 food calories per person per day. In modern times it has been questioned whether a diet high in sugars, especially refined sugars, is bad for health. Sugar has been linked to obesity and suspected of being implicated in diabetes, cardiovascular disease, dementia, macular degeneration and tooth decay.